Telegram-herald., 1887-03-10
PROBABLE POLITICS
Speculative Prognostlcaaons
About City Candidates.
AELIkG Or UNCERTAINTY PREInLs
The Creenbxcs echsms 20 Capssrs
fhs Lsnsias Convention sao tt-
fect q Ss~ kliisncs-Gss Can.
aiaxtes MeatseHsa.

Owing a. TIE failure - eneci fusion ee
tween the Democrats and Gresnh4okeas GA
tie State ticket the oity politicians arc n =
very uncertain state of salna. and although
the osiy elscten taxes place thFes weeks
from next Aonasy. there ls bas little ais-
cssssion of candidates TIE failure Of fassoB
affects the Republicans - vel ~ the Desn.
ocrsis and Grceubsckess, though IA cliief'
ent way When fusion is healthy ans
aggressive the Republican nominations ~
q begging. bat when there e - be no
fusion there i DO lack Of candidates AZ
present eli eyes are turned 20 Lansing again
on account of the Labor Convention. which
Is 10 take place there neat Tuesday Il IL
said tae Green oar kefs having iasied o. SCI
recognition from the Democrats have
Determined 20 capture the Lansing
ilznsing convention 81 all hazards weye
got "a have a. they say. and d IA
reported that tie kent county
GreenbaCksrs are making arrangements
to be represented bv a delegation ~ oreeo-
back laDofiag men large enough "a consfal
the convention Chairman Skinner sDo
81 Sheriff Kinney propose 10 charter
special Train % caFIs the Kent Ceauiy dele
CATION. which is o. i,e mei 81 the depot By
The Lansing Labor -6reenbackeFs with .
brass band and they expect - take The
convention by storm aBd manipulate mat
ters ia the interest Of the 6reenbRck party.
II the schemers sncoeed ia carrying out
iheir plans they will MAKE DO proposition
- the Democrats for fusion on the city
ticket and vii scofnfully reject any pro
pOszl that the Democrats may urer.
This state of Affairs places Tie city mat
ters ia a decidedly miaec condition and
nearly ali predictions as 10 candidatcs are
made with ar 'if For mayor however
il II conceded thai whether there
is fusion OF not Mayor Dikeman
will be renominsled. II hc will accept whi.s
the Republicans will name Hon :. J..
Baldwin or Justice Thomas Walsh. The
wage working GreenbaCfers are looking
for a candidate bat ~ yet have not found
one who his al xiOus 10 make The race.
For Superior Court J8dge " Ransom
| has the inside track on the democratic sloe
+. A Maynard with the Republicans and
| Hon. Geo ". Thompson on the new fo-
sion ticket
The other city officers depend some
| thing on The fate Of the charter amendments
except the member of the Board Of Review
10 sncoeed NJ. Guihfofd on a straight
Democratic ticket James kandenberg would
| be the most probable candidate, and on the
Greenback Wagew0rker ticket Nj GULL
! ford will probably be fenominsted
Ia the wards there has been bat little dis
cussion OF candidates a. yet. except ia the
Seventh where clique Of oreenbackers are
| LAYING plans 10 law their Aftermath Hay.
wsrd-Oa TIE shelf Hr offended them ia
the mstter Of the improvement Oi stocking.
Il and il j. said they have been holding
! c1Ucuses conferences aud consultations
! three times a wcek lately 10 devlse plans 90
defeat him. II might be said here that
! they wiil have their trouble for their pains.
inAsmuch as Mr.. Hayward viii probably be a
candidate for City Treasurer.
Iu the Fourth ward the Democrats viii
run E3. o DOnneii again and say thev pro
pose 10 elect him IN the Fifth. Maurice
| Shsnaban Is their choice and Ia the Sixth
they swear by Alderman Stewart ia the
| Egnib Hon. ~ A. Fletcher II frequently
| mentioned. They say be has made q good
record on the Board of Education and they
| think be would make q good alderman
! I he First ward Democrats talk q asking e2-
Alderman John Grady to run again. bat IA
| is sad tba; be would rather 90 on the
/ Board Of Review and Equalization. IN the
1 Second aud Inrd wards al parties are 81
/ sea and clndidsies vii not show up until
4 the fate OF fusi "a - settled tboagb Robert
Spr8ul of the firm 81 Sprsai a. Mcsnrrin is
| mentioned - the Bspuoiicau candidate iu
the second, and IL Is tboueht the Re
/ pubiicans may re nominate Alderman
4 Stanley in the Ihird